For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store

Local News & Alerts

Date Range

Clear
Want to contribute your own news?

Are you a local entity that would like to contribute local news within our app and website?

Click request below and give us details!

Request
Apply

Total Items 9167

Filter
More South Georgia families are leaving traditional classrooms: Here’s why
More South Georgia families are leaving traditional classrooms: Here’s why
ALBANY Ga WALB - Some South Georgia families are turning to homeschooling and online class... More

03/17/2026

New law expands Medicare coverage for multi-cancer screening tests
New law expands Medicare coverage for multi-cancer screening tests
ALBANY Ga WALB - Medicare will now cover tests that screen for multiple types of cancer at... More

03/17/2026

Bee Smoothie Cafe gets a perfect score on food service inspection
Bee Smoothie Cafe gets a perfect score on food service inspection
ALBANY Ga WALB - Bee Smoothie Cafe owned by Amelia Jenkins was featured on week nine of Re... More

03/17/2026

Albany State alum nominated for America’s Favorite Teacher award
Albany State alum nominated for America’s Favorite Teacher award
ALBANY Ga WALB Budget cuts have left many educators reaching into their own pockets to fu... More

03/17/2026

Some South Georgia counties qualify to apply for new Hurricane Helene recovery aid
Some South Georgia counties qualify to apply for new Hurricane Helene recovery aid
ATLANTA WALB- Georgia farmers and producers left devastated by Hurricane Helene now have t... More

03/17/2026

GBI investigates Thomasville shooting
GBI investigates Thomasville shooting
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

03/17/2026

St. Patrick’s Day sunshine for South Ga.
St. Patrick’s Day sunshine for South Ga.
TODAY Layer-up Leprechauns A cold start near freezing and wind chills in the 20s warms to ... More

03/17/2026

State plans to create wildlife management area in Okefenokee Swamp
State plans to create wildlife management area in Okefenokee Swamp
ACROSS GEORGIA WALB - The state of Georgia has plans to purchase land in the Okefenokee Sw... More

03/17/2026

Federal bill would require passport or birth certificate to register to vote
Federal bill would require passport or birth certificate to register to vote
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

03/17/2026

MAYOR FOR A DAY: Valdosta selects first teen to live a day in the mayor’s shoes
MAYOR FOR A DAY: Valdosta selects first teen to live a day in the mayor’s shoes
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

03/17/2026

New License plates support Georgia state parks and historic sites
New License plates support Georgia state parks and historic sites
GEORGIA WALB -Georgians can now support their state parks and historic sites with new spec... More

03/17/2026

Local Thomasville company partners with PGA TOUR
Local Thomasville company partners with PGA TOUR
THOMASVILLE Ga WALB - Flyway Hats has announced a multi-chapter partnership with seven reg... More

03/17/2026

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to protect health care workforce
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to protect health care workforce
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

03/17/2026

Pedestrian dies after driver backs up over them in Iron City; GSP investigating
Pedestrian dies after driver backs up over them in Iron City; GSP investigating
SEMINOLE COUNTY Ga WALB - The Georgia State Patrol GSP confirmed that a Seminole County tr... More

03/17/2026

4C Academy robotics team starts off season with first place win
4C Academy robotics team starts off season with first place win
ALBANY Ga WALB - The 4C Academy robotics team has done it againThe Commodores Team 6919 st... More

03/17/2026

Georgia taxpayers to receive up to $500 in rebate checks
Georgia taxpayers to receive up to $500 in rebate checks
ATLANTA Ga WALBANF - Georgians could soon see money from the state deposited directly into... More

03/17/2026

Georgia opens applications for $531M Hurricane Helene farm relief
Georgia opens applications for $531M Hurricane Helene farm relief
ATLANTA Atlanta News First Georgia began taking applications Monday for a 531 million fed... More

03/17/2026

Suspect damaged fences while fleeing through Lee Co. neighborhood, deputies say
Suspect damaged fences while fleeing through Lee Co. neighborhood, deputies say
LEE COUNTY Ga The Lee County Sheriffs Office LCSO is asking the public to help identify a... More

03/17/2026

Ocilla golf cart ordinance to be strictly enforced following safety concerns, officials say
Ocilla golf cart ordinance to be strictly enforced following safety concerns, officials say
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

03/17/2026

Former Coffee Co. resident sentenced for murder, animal cruelty in Florida
Former Coffee Co. resident sentenced for murder, animal cruelty in Florida
COFFEE COUNTY Ga WALB A man who previously lived in Coffee County will spend the rest of ... More

03/17/2026

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500